Improve Pelvic Health with John Barnes Myofascial Release Stretches
Are you struggling with symptoms related to your pelvic floor, such as incontinence or pelvic pain? A personalized John Barnes myofascial release program at Revive Physical Therapy could help you find relief!
Your myofascia is a web of tough, flexible tissue that wraps around every muscle in your body, including the muscles in your pelvic floor. When it’s healthy, your myofascia moves with you. But it can also become tight and restricted, leading to widespread pain.
We can guide you through specific techniques that help ease restrictions in your myofascia, helping to address pain and dysfunction in your pelvic floor.
Ready to find relief? Schedule an appointment at our Issaquah, WA clinic!
The Relationship Between Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Your Myofascia
Your pelvic floor is an internal band of muscles that support your bladder, bowels, and sexual organs (in women). When the myofascia surrounding those muscles become tight and restrictive, it can cause several symptoms, including the following:
- Pain, discomfort, or muscle spasms in the pelvic area
- Lower back pain (with no other cause)
- Urinary and fecal incontinence
- Constipation
- Sexual dysfunction, such as painful intercourse
Because the pelvic floor muscles are inside the body, addressing myofascial impairments can be tricky. We have several tools and techniques that target myofascial restriction.
Some are internal methods that target knots of restricted myofascial tissue that can cause referred pain throughout the body. Others are external, using specialized stretches and equipment such as foam rollers to work out problems in the myofascia in the surrounding areas (i.e., buttocks, lower back, and hip and thigh muscles).
What To Expect From Your Treatment
When you visit Revive Physical Therapy in Issaquah, WA, we’ll begin with a comprehensive assessment to help us better understand your condition. We provide a discrete, compassionate space where you can freely share your symptoms and concerns. We’ll also conduct a hands-on examination to further help us pinpoint issues in your myofascia. From there, we’ll create a customized treatment program.
Several targeted stretches help with John Barnes myofascial release. We’ll show the ones that will work best for your specific needs and will provide guidance to ensure you’re performing them correctly. While we’ll walk you through the stretches in our clinic, we’ll also provide you with a simple home exercise program to complete independently.
In addition to targeted stretching, we might incorporate additional John Barnes myofascial release techniques. We can use hands-on, massage-like techniques to further stretch out your myofascia. Tools such as a pelvic wand can further address specific areas of tension, helping to relieve your symptoms.
You don’t have to live with pelvic dysfunction. Schedule an appointment at Revive Physical Therapy to learn more about your options!
Your Next Steps…
Request An Appointment
Receive A Custom Treatment Plan
Work Hard and Progress In Your Recovery
Recover & Enjoy Life Pain-Free!